Lovefool

"Lovefool"
Single by The Cardigans
from the album First Band on the Moon
Released	September 14, 1996 (UK) October 5, 1996 (Worldwide)
Recorded	1995
Genre	Pop Alternative rock
Length	3:21
Label	Stockholm
Writer(s)	Peter Svensson Nina Persson
Producer	Tore Johansson
The Cardigans singles chronology
"Hey! Get Out of My Way" (1995) "Lovefool" (1996) "Been It" (1997)
Re-issue cover

"Lovefool" is a pop song written by Peter Svensson and Nina Persson for The Cardigans' third studio album First Band on the Moon (1996). The song was featured in the film William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet. It was released as the album's lead single in 1996. The single topped the charts in New Zealand, and was certified gold in Australia.^[1] "Lovefool" has also been covered by The Hush Sound, and they have played the song at several of their shows. More recently the song has been covered by New Found Glory in their album "From The Screen To Your Stereo Part II."

The song became the Cardigans' first real hit single, topping the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay chart and making appearances on six other Billboard charts. In 1997, the song found international success, peaking at #2 on the UK singles chart and finding moderate success on most European charts.

The song's US music video features Lemuel Gulliver from Gulliver's Travels being lost on an island holding a gold bottle being put in the water.

Music and structure

"Lovefool" is a pop song composed in the key of A minor. It is written in common time and moves at 112 beats per minute. The song uses a i-iv-VII-III chord progression.^[2]

Track listing

Single

1. "Lovefool"
2. "Nasty Sunny Beam"
3. "Iron Man" (first try)

Re-issue 1

1. "Lovefool" (radio edit)
2. "Lovefool" (Tee's club radio)
3. "Lovefool" (Tee's frozen sun mix)
4. "Lovefool" (Puck version)

Re-issue 2

1. "Lovefool" (radio edit)
2. "Sick & Tired" (live)
3. "Carnival" (live)
4. "Rise & Shine" (live)

Chart performance

Cover Versions

• New Found Glory feat. Adam Lazzara (of Taking Back Sunday) - From the Screen to Your Stereo Part II
• Just Jack - Radio 1 Established 1967
• Virginia - Star Academy Spain
• The Morning Benders
• Jolin Tsai
• Olivia Ong
• Isabella Leong
• Kat Edmonson
• Justin Bieber - Restructured the chorus of the Cardigans version and used it in his third single, Love Me.

Uses in other media

Apart from Romeo + Juliet, the song has also been used in a season three episode of the American version of The Office, a season one episode of Nip Tuck, in season one of My Name is Earl, as well as the films Cruel Intentions and Hot Fuzz (in a parody of Romeo + Juliet). In 1997, the band played the song on the graduation episode of Beverly Hills, 90210. The song was used in a 2003 Cornetto ice cream advert shown in the United Kingdom.^[3]

Notes

1. ^ "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 1997 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved January 17, 2007.
2. ^ Sheet music for "Lovefool". Hal Leonard Corporation. 1996.
3. ^ "Wall's Cornetto - Wall's Cornetto Soft" Retrieved October 20, 2009

References

• "The Cardigans - Lovefool". AustrianCharts.at. Retrieved January 17, 2007.
• "The Cardigans - Lovefool". FinnishCharts.com. Retrieved January 17, 2007.
• "The Cardigans - Lovefool". LesCharts.com. Retrieved January 17, 2007.
• "The Cardigans - Lovefool". SwedishCharts.com. Retrieved January 17, 2007.
• "The Cardigans - Lovefool". HitParade.ch. Retrieved January 17, 2007.
• "First Band on the Moon > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Retrieved January 17, 2007.

External links

• "Lovefool" lyrics
• Lovefool at Allmusic